I have a Jaunt round the Glasgow West End notice boards to see what’s going on in the centre of the universe but I also rely on mailing lists and you getting in touch with your events. The listings are free for charitable organisations – small charge for profit making events. An Evening with Liz Lochhead, Waterstones Argyle Street, Tuesday 14 June, 2016
‘Fugitive Colours’ Your chance to meet Liz Lochhead, poet, playwright, campaigner, and former makar of Scotland! Tuesday 14 June, 2016, 6.30 – 8 p.m. Liz will be in Waterstones Argyle Street store reading from and talking about her new brilliant collection of poetry, and Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month, Fugitive Colours; don’t […]
Monday, June 13, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Glasgow Stands With Pulse Orlando Vigil in George Square Monday, 13 June, 2016 – 5.30 – 6.30 p.m.
Glasgow Stands With Pulse Orlando Vigil in George Square Monday, 13 June, 2016 – 5.30 – 6.30 p.m. ‘With the tragic news of the shooting at the gay club Pulse in Orlando, we’re holding a vigil in George Square tomorrow evening to show our support for LGBTQ people worldwide, and to provide a space for […]
Sunday, June 12, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, LGBT Glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Ceangal – A celebration of Ireland and Scotland featuring Eddi Reader Monday 27 June 2016 Royal Concert Hall
Celtic Connections in association with Scottish Government and Irish Government presentsCeangal – A celebration of Ireland and Scotlandfeaturing Eddi ReaderMonday 27 June 2016New Auditorium at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall7.30pm – 8.45pm FULL LINE UP: Eddi ReaderAlan Kelly QuartetRoss Ainslie & Jarlath HendersonLandlessGuth nan GaelColette Bryce ( poet )Rody Gorman ( poet )Brian O’ hEadhra ( […]
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Mack the Knife, A Play, A Pie and A Pint, OranMor, 13 – 18 June, 2016
A Play, A Pie and A Pint OranMor, (Top of Byres Road, G12) 13 – 18 June, 2016 Coming soon…MACK THE KNIFE Starring Anji Darcy, Jimmy Chisholm, George Drennan and Harry Ward.
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West End Festival 2016: The first week was fabulous
West End Festival 2016 has a fantastic programme of events and it’s been a great first week. I’ve been out and about at a range of events and taking part in our own contribution: Ten Writers Telling Lies. We had a super first night of prose, poetry and music at Waterstones Bookshop on Byres Road. […]
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Saturday, June 11, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, Pat's Home Page Blog, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
West End Festival 2016: Poetry at Hillhead Library, Sunday 12 June
Come and be moved to laughter, tears and all the emotions in between. Hillhead Library348 Byres Road, G12 8AP Sunday 12 Jun 2:30pm Presented by Cinammon Press and Indigo Dreams Press. Six prize-winning Scottish poets have teamed up to present an afternoon of striking and original poetry. Andy Allan, A C Clarke, Magi Gibson, Eileen […]
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Calling all poets and writers: University of Glasgow Creative Writing West End Festival 2016
Call for Submissions Open to writers and poets! Do you fancy reading some of your newest writing at the West End Festival? University of Glasgow’s Creative Writing folks are hosting a ‘New Writers Showcase’ on Tuesday 21st June 2016 at “So, What Comes Next?” a hip pub at 182 Queen Margaret Drive, Glasgow. Submit a […]
| Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more, What's on Glasgow: Students
West End Festival 2016: Kelvin in the Kibble until 12 June, 2016
Family Fun Day 11 June, 2016 Enjoy live music and story-telling and take part in some Citizen Science looking at what lives in and around the River Kelvin. Start: 11am until 4pm. The Kibble Palace, Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, G12 8QX Kelvin at the Kibble An exhibition celebrating the River Kelvin curated by […]
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Friday, June 10, 2016 | Filed under: Events, Fairs, Festivals and Fundraisers, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Twenty Five Percent Extra Exhibition, Second Year Fine Art Students, GSA June 11th and 12th 2016 12-5pm The Laurieston Arches
June 11th and 12th 2016 at 12-5pm The Laurieston Arches Second Year Fine Art Students at the Glasgow School of Art Organised entirely outwith the institution. http://twentyfivepercentextra.com/ The Purpose of the Exhibition In 2014 there was a major fire at Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building in Renfrew Street. This resulted in a section of […]
Lucia Nimcova & Sholto Dobie Tall Tale, CCA , Tuesday 14 June, 2016
Tue 14 June 2016 6pm, Free (unticketed), Cinema 18+ 0141 352 4900 Related CCA Events Creative Lab Residency Sholto Dobie Mon 6 June — Fri 17 June 2016 Lucia Nimcova and Sholto Dobie have gathered an archive of photography, video and sound recordings, along western Ukraine’s borderlines. As opposed to traditional documentary practices, the artists […]
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Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú Mise Éire, CCA, Sunday 12 June, 2016
Sun 12 June 2016 CCA 7pm, Free but ticketed, Book online via Eventbrite / 0141 352 4900 As part of ongoing commemorations of the 1916 Rising, the Pádraig Pearse Branch of Conradh na Gaeilge in Glasgow is delighted to screen Mise Éire as part of Féile na Gaeilge Glaschú. Produced by the pioneering Irish language […]
Read the full article: Conradh na Gaeilge Glaschú Mise Éire, CCA, Sunday 12 June, 2016
Old Kilpatrick Art Club, Exhibition, Ardardan Garden Centre, 10– 12 June, 2016
Hoping to go along and will be watching out for work by Karen Fraser Ardardan Garden Centre and Tearoom, Ardardan Estate, Cardross, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire G82 5HD
Thursday, June 9, 2016 | Filed under: Art, Photography, Exhibitions what's on-glasgow, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Blood Orange, GFT, Sunday 12 June, 2016
Blood Orange (15) Iggy Pop’s first leading role in a feature film.Sunday 12 June (12.30 / 17.20)Running time: 1h24m Featuring Iggy Pop’s first leading role in a feature film, Blood Orange is a tale of deceit and destruction as hunter becomes the hunted and nothing is as it seems. The lives of aging rock star […]
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Embrace Of The Serpent, GFT, Friday 10 – Thursday 16 June, 2015
Embrace of the Serpent Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2016 Oscars.Friday 10 – Thursday 16 JuneRunning time: 2h5m Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 2016 Oscars, Embrace of the Serpent is a visually stunning ethnographic journey. Karamakate, the only surviving member of his tribe, leads two European explorers, one […]
Read the full article: Embrace Of The Serpent, GFT, Friday 10 – Thursday 16 June, 2015
When Marnie Was Here, GFT, 10/12 and 14 June, 2016
Studio Ghibli’s reportedly final film. Japanese with subtitles. Fri 10 (15.15), Sun 12 (12.00) & Tue 14 June, 2016 (20.35)Running time: 1h43m After its sold out Scottish premiere at Glasgow Youth Film Festival, we’re delighted to have Studio Ghibli’s reportedly final film back for a full run. Sara, a young girl sent to live with relatives in the […]
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Where To Invade Next by Michael Moore, GFT, 10 – 16 June, 2016
Academy award-winning documentarian Michael Moore’s latest film Friday 10 – Thursday 16 June Running time: 2h Academy award-winning documentarian Michael Moore’s latest film is as insightful as it is funny. Moore plays the role of the invader as he visits a host of nations to find answers to issues confronting America today. From France’s nutritional […]
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West End Festival 2016, Intangible Legacies, Japan Desk, University of Glasgow
Intangible Legacies – 14 – 16 June, 2016 Part of West End Festival 2016 Film Tuesday 14 June 2016: Christian values ‘Action for Peace – Sally Beaumont‘ (22 mins) ‘Christianity is about relationship, hope…Rev Bruce Keeble‘ (26 mins) ‘The bird, the tree, the bell and the fish of Glasgow‘ (33 mins) Wednesday 15 June 2016: […]
| Filed under: Cinema, West End Festival 2016
We Go Pedal, Family Cycling Extravaganza, Victoria Park, Saturday 18 June, 2016
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West End Festival 2016: Drawing Day for Flower Fairies, Saturday 11 June, Thistle Gallery
DRAWING DAY FOR FLOWER FAIRIES Saturday, June 11th at 2pm Thistle Gallery, Scottish Contemporary Art 56 Park Road, Glasgow G4 9JF Email Telephone: 0141 334 3444 www.thistle-gallery.com Why not come along to The Thistle Gallery in Park Road, where sisters Jackie and Jilly Henderson will be involving visitors in their unique and quirky Moment Keeper […]
Book Launch: Buy Buy Baby by Helen MacKinven, 7 July, 2016 – Falkirk
Buy Buy Baby Helen MacKinven Behindthewall, 14 Melville Street, Falkirk, FK1 1HZ 7 July, 2016 – 7 p.m. What price tag would you put on a baby? Set in and around Glasgow, Buy Buy Baby is a moving and funny story of life, loss and longing.Packed full of bitchy banter, it follows the bittersweet quest […]
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Book launch: This Far Back Everything Shimmers by Vicki Husband, Thur 30 June, Waterstones Byres Road
THIS FAR BACK EVERYTHING SHIMMERS by Vicki Husband Book launch on Thursday 30th June – at Waterstones Books, 351 – 355 Byres Rd, Glasgow G12 8AU The universe has never been depicted so intimately, nor the mundane so infused with stellar significance as it is in the poetry of Vicki Husband. This debut collection is […]
Monday, June 6, 2016 | Filed under: Books, Talks, Poetry and Creative Writing Events, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
Kew Terrace Secret Gardens, Saturday 11 June, 2016
Garden Opening, Homemade Teas and Plant Stall Kew Terrace Secret Gardens, Off Great Western Road G12 0TG in the heart of Glasgow’s West End June 11th 2:00pm – 5:00pm. Great chance to wander around Kew Terrace, in and out of several private gardens, indulge in delicious homemade teas and buy some home grown plants at […]
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The Paul Alger Band, Sister John and Helen Reeves, The Glad Cafe, Sat 11 June, 2016
Saturday 11 June, 2016 7.30 p.m. The Glad Cafe on the 11th June – another incredible lineup including The Paul Alger Band, Sister John and Helen Reeves. Tickets are £8 and available from Brown Paper Tickets UK or they will also will be on the door on the night. The Paul Alger BandPaul writes and […]
The Sma’ Shot Slam 2016, Paisley Town Hall, Saturday 2 July, 2016
The Sma Shot Slam 2016 Saturday 2 July, 2016 7.30 p.m. Paisley Town HallSecond annual Sma’ Shot Festival poetry slam event.COMPETITORS vie for £50 prize money and a place in the Scottish Slam Finals in Edinburgh in March 2017.AUDIENCE get entertained by top performance poets with musical interludes.EVERYONE can visit the well stocked licenced bar.And […]
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West End Festival 2016: Dave Arcari, Hug and Pint, Saturday 11 June
Buzz Records presents Dave Arcari Hug and Pint 171 Great Western Road, G4 9AW £8 adv / £10 door http://www.davearcari.com Alt blues troubadour Dave Arcari’s sounds owe as much to trash country, punk and rockabilly as they do pre-war Delta blues. Expect gravel-laden vocals accompanied by bottleneck National steel guitar, banjo and stomp box and […]
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Sunday, June 5, 2016 | Filed under: Gig Guide plus Club Events, West End Festival 2016, What's On Glasgow West End: cinema, clubs, theatre, music, events, festivals, community and more
West End Festival: So It Begins, Degree Show 2016, Kelvin College, Art, Fashion, Jewellery
Glasgow Kelvin College final year students present their 2016 Degree show in Fashion, Jewellery and Art. Open from 11am to 5pm. West End Campus Glasgow Kelvin College 75 Hotspur Street Glasgow G20 8LJ www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk Part of West End Festival
Mini Musicals Season at A Play, A Pie and A Pint, June – July, 2016
OranMor, Lunch Time Theatre JUST ANNOUNCED… Father and son team Dave Anderson and Davey Anderson will be playing together in The Day I Found the Blues, along with top musician and harmonica player Fraser Speirs. Angela Darcy (Janis Joplin: Full Tilt) will team up with Jimmy Chisholm, Harry Ward and George Drennan in Mack the Knife by Morag Fullarton. Third up is […]
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West End Festival 2016: Vinicombe Street Party, Sunday 5 June, 2016
Vinicombe Street Party Sunday 5 June, 2016 12 pm. – 6 p.m. A great day out, come one, come all! bars al fresco, street food stalls, outdoor ping, facepainting, live music stage, DJs and hopefully a decent dose of scottish sunshine… Hillhead Book Club and VinYard 28 will combine forces in closing Vinicombe Street for […]
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Centre for Open Studies, University of Glasgow, Ten Writers Telling Lies at West End Festival
At this year’s West End Festival Ten Writers are participating in an event with musician Jim Byrne. Of the ten five attend Alan McMunnigal’s Creative Writing Classes at Glasgow University. Some have also studied at Glasgow University’s M.Litt in Creative Writing. They include writers whose work has been published in Germany and by Legend Press, […]
Love’s Long Road by G D Harper
Set in and around Glasgow’s West End in the 1970s, Love’s Long Road is GD Harper’s debut novel. Described by the Sunday Post as ‘a gritty summer read’, it is the story about a young woman leading a double life because of fear and guilt about her past. The eBook is on promotion with Amazon […]
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